By JADA BAS Published: 08:02 EDT, 1 April 2025 | Updated: 08:02 EDT, 1 April 2025 This European theme park is stealing the top spot from Disneyland Paris for its short queues – and is also home to Europe’s tallest and fastest roller coaster. PortAventura, in Salou, Spain, is the country’s most popular theme park,
The worst part of any driving holiday is undoubtedly the fumble for passports: the dread that sets in as a stern border guard stares you down while you try to remember if you put them in the glovebox, the door cubby, or the kids’ lunchbox. But that could be a thing of the past thanks
By PERKIN AMALARAJ Published: 05:34 EST, 10 February 2025 | Updated: 05:36 EST, 10 February 2025 Fed-up skiers at a popular Japanese resort have been forced to climb up steep slopes because of how long the queues for the chairlift are. Furious winter sports enthusiasts were seen slowly making their way up a steep slope
Thousands of Palestinians are returning to north Gaza after Israel and Hamas reached a deal to free six hostages this week. The Palestinians were due to return over the weekend, but were held up by a row over an Israeli hostage held by Hamas, Arbel Yehud. Hamas released four soldiers on Saturday, but not Yehud,
BBC A revolution in vehicle fuel is gaining momentum in Tanzania, but a lack of filling stations means it is stuck in second gear. Like Nigeria and some other countries on the continent, Tanzania is beginning to embrace compressed natural gas (CNG) as an alternative to petrol and diesel. It is seen as cleaner and
Last Updated:December 22, 2024, 21:00 IST The incidents occurred in Okija and in the capital city of Abuja at food distribution centres. A man rides a motorcycle taxi past Christmas decorations on a street in Lagos, Nigeria. (IMAGE: AP PHOTO) Nigerian police on Sunday raised the total death toll from two stampedes at food distribution
Getty Images Nearly 14 million drivers are expected to hit the road in the last weekend before Christmas, marking a new record, according to the RAC motoring group. Rail disruption due to engineering works is also expected to add to congestion on the roads. So how can you avoid hotspots – whether travelling by road,
Thousands of Syrians tried to begin the long journey back to their homes yesterday after the end of 13 years of civil war, with huge queues forming to get into the country. Dramatic pictures showed hundreds of Syrians with bags and suitcases gathered on the Lebanese border hoping to cross back into their country. The
Seasonal jingles, mulled wine, and tasty German baked goods are not the only things Britons associate with Christmas markets. Increasingly so, it’s the infuriating rub of shoulders, overly long queues and overpriced hot chocolates. People trying to get into the festive spirit across the country have been confessing that a stroll through the Yuletide stalls
For foreign visitors, arriving at a U.S airport is an ordeal verging on the traumatic, with queues that are frequently extremely long and border agents that are usually aggressive and unfriendly. However, it turns out there is a way for tourists to make the stress vanish and breeze through U.S customs in under 60 seconds